Prehistoric Desert California Cooking Pottery

ca. 15th - 18th Century

5.5625" H x 5" D 

Hand Coiled Dark Grey Cooking Pot from the Deserts of California

In Good Condition with Rim Wear as Pictured

Prehistoric pottery in California's desert regions (Mojave and Colorado/Sonoran Deserts) was a relatively late development, primarily associated with Late Prehistoric periods (roughly the last 500–1,300 years before present). It was made by Native American groups including ancestral Yuman-speaking peoples (e.g., Kamia, Mohave), Kumeyaay (Ipai/Tipai), and others in the Great Basin-influenced areas.